Daily Mail Cryptic #16472

2020-12-21

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1a

Retain walls designed to protect European source of water (8,4)

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8a

Woman’s special interest? English animal fodder (7)

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9a

Small lake bends around and stretches out (7)

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11a

Panned following dreadful rant, as are many popular books (10)

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12a

Fine Greek character's dairy product (4)

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14a

A new bit’s smashed? Dispose of it here (5,3)

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16a

Smile wryly while devouring superior breakfast (6)

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17a

Dismissed on strike (3)

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19a

Stop daughter and sister interrupting sci-fi film (6)

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21a

Radical foursome are in fact doing well (8)

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24a

Smooth club (4)

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25a

Lawyer in Edinburgh acting on behalf of keeper in museum (10)

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27a

First of grandchildren enquire about mother's wartime headgear (3,4)

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28a

Performed melody backwards for drink (7)

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29a

WI collect rare samples, including first of two timepieces (5,7)

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Down

1d

Arab brings up money that's outstanding (7)

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2d

Crossing from side to side, stars never vary (10)

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3d

Outline of a plot involving case with 24 (8)

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4d

Reply from a Republican including all the main points (6)

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5d

Propel boat up north, exhausted (4)

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6d

Like the Wild West, Luxembourg, Wales possibly, and Sweden (7)

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7d

Union ceremony wedged within rocks (5,7)

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10d

Yell, having brought in emollient (7,5)

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13d

Cook chard in bun and mollusc (10)

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15d

Eccentric group of teachers (3)

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18d

Solidly built, dim location for filming (8)

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20d

One who finances track Poles installed (7)

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22d

Cages popular seabirds (7)

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23d

A work composed to entertain king somewhere in Poland (6)

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26d

Small state service (4)

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